The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-11-04

Der OF the institutes and 30 70 arrange
for their appointment as to concentrate
their effect on the spirit Of the annual
convention which IL hereafter to occur
in June.
The rapid progress of public senti-
ment along the line Of temperance re-
form reminds US that as Christians we
owe 1t TO ourselves and to the cause Of
Christ 10 lead the van in this conflict
with the enemy. The children should.
be taught in this as ia all other matters
that the only safe platform is the plat
form Of the Bible.
This convention takes pleasure in re-
cording its thanks to the Brethren Geo.
b. Bradbury and Samuel Sherin for
their kind assistance which has gone so
far toward rendering the meetings most
pleasant and proftable; TO Mr.. Geo.
Owen for his loan of an organ for the
occasion; and 10 the Mankato FREE
Press for its voluntary, full and accurate
report Of the work of the convention.
This report was unanimously adopted.
The secretary was excused from read
ing the minutes of the convention, she
having decided to cut the report of the
convention out of the DAILY FREE Pass
and paste it into the secretary's book in
lieu of her own report. The president
referred the delegates to the DAILY as
containing full and accurate report.
Rev. II. A. Bushnell was introduced
and spoke on the subject of "The Place
Of Temperance Work in the Sabbath
School," He made a strong plea In
favor of giving temperance instruction a
place in the Sunday School work and
held that the Bible gave wide place in
favor of this instruction. That Book
came out squarely on the question and
the speaker recapitulated some of the
positions taken by the Bible on the sub
ject. He thought that Sabbath breaking,
social purity, gambling and one or two
other subjects were perhaps deserving
of place in Sunday School instruction.
The'speaker presented some strong ar
guments in favor of total abstinence and
showed that the Bible and the life oil
Christ throughout favored total abstin-
ence.
Mr.. Geo. B. Bradbury, OF Minneapo-
lis, was introduced and took for his sub.
ject ''The Bible and the Principles Of
Bible Interpretation" He opened bis
remarks by referring to the State Sun.
day School work and stated that Its OBJ.
ject was to stir up and enthuse the
workers in various posts of the State
1t required little money and he stated
that collection would be taken up fol
the purpose of defraying these expens.
es. Coming to his subject, the speaker
stated that the Bible might be studied
during a persons life and it would moi
be mastered. He spoke of some of the
errors made by Bible students and
among other things, warned the latter
not to try to harmonic the CHRONOLOGY
of events in the Bible. The New Tesla
ment was not wholly written to, for anG
about the church He explained the
matter, telling of the Jewish and Chris
tian portions. Misleading the truth
was another error made by the student
The right meaning was not given t
many thoughts in the Bible, the speaker
giving several examples. Mistakes were
also made about the Kingdom of Chris
and the Church. It was an error Il
think that they were one.
The State secretary, Mr.. S. Sherin
made few closing remarks in which b,
reviewed the objects of convention
similar to the one just closing. He
spoke of the elements of success il
teachers and urged them never to be dis
couraged.
The collection was then taken up, at
ter which the convention adjourned un
til next June.
President Brewster announced thu
appointment of the following COMMITTEES
provided for in the resolutions: Edwin
Rogers, Mankato; ]. Fl. Robinson, Yern
on Center, and C.. D. Cook, Eagle
Lake.
All of the delegates consider the con
vention just closed as one of the mos
successful ever held in the county, anC
all left for their homes feeling encour
aged to take up their work with renew
ed energy. Those having charge of thu
convention are deserving of much cred
it for the pleasant way in which every
thing passed off.